British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Proclamation Landmine Ban Treaty Day - March 1, 2001 (O.C. 217/2001)

O.C. 217/2001

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Coun6iliclb. 217 , Approved and Ordered MAR - 2 Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that

Whereas human rights are a fundamental principle that our multicultural mosaic in Canada is based upon, and

Whereas anti-personnel landmines have caused and continue to cause excessive injury to innocent and defenceless civilians, especially children, and

Whereas the consequences and use of anti-personnel landmines contravenes human rights or international humanitarian law (The Geneva Convention) including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and

Whereas it was the decision of the Canadian public and the Federal Government to challenge governments and people from all over the world in furthering the principles of human rights globally, as is evident by the call for and achievement of a total ban on anti-personnel landmines , and

Whereas as a signatory to the treaty, Canada and therefore Canadians share the responsibility to do their utmost to contribute to assisting other nations to: • remove anti-personnel landmines, and • provide assistance for the care and rehabilitation (including the social and economic care) of anti- personnel landmine victims, and

Whereas on March 1", 2001, Canada, as well as the international community, will commemorate the day that the Landmine Ban Treaty came into force; A proclamation he issued designating March 1, 2001, as "Landmine Ban Treaty Day" in the Province of British Columbia. torney General and Minister Presiding Member of t e Responsible for Human Rights Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Other (specify): Prerogative February 28, 2001 10:34.12 AM o

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 217/2001
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0217 2001
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	1c1c75e6ca0d1b5fc92d18575b47e48deee73753

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